Student Residences with CLT | XLAM Dolomiti & CLT Greece

The development of modern student residences represents an important investment in education, cities and local communities. Today, the objective is not only to create more accommodation, but to construct high-quality buildings that can be delivered quickly, with precision, controlled schedules and high standards of safety, comfort and energy performance.

CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber) is one of the most suitable construction solutions for student residences. The repetitive nature of rooms and common building elements allows for a high degree of prefabrication, precise planning and rapid assembly on site.

Why CLT Is Well Suited to Student Residences

Wall, floor and roof panels are digitally designed, manufactured and processed in the factory, and delivered to the construction site ready for assembly.

This provides significant advantages:

• faster construction of the load-bearing structure,
• high manufacturing precision and quality,
• smaller and specialised installation crews,
• fewer on-site operations and reduced disruption at the construction site,
• better control of the project schedule,
• the ability to construct multi-storey buildings,
• lower structural weight compared with heavier conventional systems,
• the potential to create energy-efficient buildings with a reduced environmental footprint.

The real value of CLT lies not only in the material itself, but in the overall approach to design and construction. To fully realise its advantages, the structural system, fire protection, acoustics, mechanical and electrical services, production and logistics must be coordinated from the earliest stages of the project.

Proven Experience in Student Housing

XLAM Dolomiti has significant experience in the design, production and construction of large-scale student housing projects in Italy and internationally.

Its portfolio includes multi-storey student residences ranging from 40 to 630 rooms, with load-bearing structures made from CLT and glulam. Across these projects, assembly of the timber structures was completed within periods ranging from 6 to 25 weeks, by specialised crews of only 3 to 9 people, depending on the scale and requirements of each project.

This experience demonstrates that CLT can support large-scale projects with hundreds of rooms and demanding construction schedules when design, production, transportation and assembly operate as one integrated system.

XLAM Dolomiti has been active in timber construction since 2012 and provides technical support from the initial project evaluation and BIM design through production, logistics and assembly of the load-bearing structure.

Specialised Presentation by CLT Greece

CLT Greece, as the exclusive representative of XLAM Dolomiti in Greece and Cyprus, offers universities, developers, investors, architects and engineering firms a specialised presentation dedicated to the construction of student residences with CLT.

The presentation examines real XLAM Dolomiti projects and includes:

• the number of floors and rooms,
• the structural system used for each project,
• the quantities of CLT and glulam,
• the assembly time,
• the size of the installation crews,
• the scope of work undertaken by XLAM Dolomiti,
• the prefabrication and installation process,
• the key technical and organisational conclusions from each application.

The presentation can serve as the first meaningful step in evaluating a new student housing project and help stakeholders understand where CLT can deliver real value.

Are You Planning Student Residences in Greece or Cyprus?

Contact CLT Greece to arrange a specialised presentation of XLAM Dolomiti's student housing projects and an initial discussion about the requirements of your own project.

CLT Greece | Exclusive Representative of XLAM Dolomiti in Greece & Cyprus